Surprise! Despite the media focus, most Americans were not very interested in the Zimmerman trial!

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Jul 16, 2013 at 11:10 AMJul 16, 2013 at 3:14 PM

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The final days of the trial of George Zimmerman, which concluded July 13 with a verdict of not guilty, attracted relatively modest public interest overall. In a weekend survey, 26% say they were following news about the trial very closely.

This is lower than interest in the initial controversy over Trayvon Martinís shooting when it erupted last year. In March 2012, 35% said they followed news about Martinís shooting very closely.

However, the story has consistently attracted far more interest among blacks than whites Ė and that remained the case in the trialís ...

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Pat Cunningham

The charts above are explained HERE:

The final days of the trial of George Zimmerman, which concluded July 13 with a verdict of not guilty, attracted relatively modest public interest overall. In a weekend survey, 26% say they were following news about the trial very closely.

This is lower than interest in the initial controversy over Trayvon Martinís shooting when it erupted last year. In March 2012, 35% said they followed news about Martinís shooting very closely.

However, the story has consistently attracted far more interest among blacks than whites Ė and that remained the case in the trialís ...

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